<p>The Priests of Time contains&nbsp;ten short novels.&nbsp;The first five are located in Manhattan and include settings in Washington&nbsp;Square the Chelsea Hotel Times Square during the 1960's the East Village and Battery Park.&nbsp;The second five are located Elsewhere.&nbsp;The novels are to do with artists poets actors novelists and philosophers.&nbsp;Altogether they show both the creative power and the intellectual prowess of the author.&nbsp;</p>